Since the plan to turn into a girl had failed, many things had changed.
First of all, Malfoy had become more vigilant. It was almost impossible to follow him to the House of Granted Wishes, even if he turned into a cuter girl.
Secondly, Harry and Ron's mental state had become more preoccupied with gains and losses.
Ron was very nervous. Apart from the impact of the failed plan, it could also be due to the worsening relationship between him and Lavender. He often avoided Lavender now, or quarreled with her.
Of course, the upcoming Phantom Manifestation Exam did not have any good effect on his mental tension.
Elwyn often saw Ron studying a booklet, Common Phantom Manifestation Mistakes and Ways to Avoid, issued by the Ministry of Magic, hoping to find something that could increase the success rate of his Phantom Manifestation test.
He also asked for some Compound Decoctions from Elwyn, saying that they were to relieve his nervousness. As for why the Compound Decoctions could relieve nervousness, Elwyn did not ask. He felt that it was a new world that he did not want to know …
Harry did not have any emotional problems, and he did not need to worry about the Phantom Manifestation test. He did not need the Compound Decoctions to relieve his stress. However, after the failure of his last plan, he had to accept the reality and focus on persuading Slughorn.
Speaking of persuading Slughorn, Elwyn and Harry had given him a lot of gifts recently.
From cheap snacks to expensive magic alchemy items and potion materials, there was everything one could think of.
Slughorn accepted all of them happily and never refused. However, as soon as the two of them mentioned the memory or showed any signs of it, he would quickly change the topic or run away. Elwyn had never seen him change his expression and run away so fast.
It was the so-called "leopard leaps like thunder" and "leopard walks and leaves". It was really not easy to get anything from this cunning "old seal".
He definitely knew what Elwyn and Harry were planning, but he was not ready to hand over the memory that had been hidden for decades.
Even Elwyn, who was mentally prepared, had to admit that it was a difficult task.
Sometimes, he even wondered if Slughorn was deliberately freeloading off his and Harry's gifts.
Because his intentions were too obvious.
After the 87th failure, Elwyn had no choice but to follow the successful plan in the original work. He hoped that it would work, but to be on the safe side, he felt that it was better to use Aragok's corpse, which was a very rare material for potions.
As a Master Potion Potion, it was impossible for Slughorn not to be interested.
For this reason, Elwyn had asked Hagrid several times to confirm Aragok's physical condition.
That morning, they finally received a note from Hagrid about Aragok's death.
After persevering for so long, the old spider finally ended its long life. It was earlier than what was recorded in the original work. This might have had a lot to do with Elwyn's previous torment in his lair.
Hagrid had said more than once that Aragok was sad about the destruction of his descendants, and he was always blaming the students in the castle.
The note was brought by Hedwig. The handwriting on it was messy, and there were large blobs of ink on the paper, making it difficult to read.
Dear Elwyn, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Elaine,
Aragok died last night.
Elwyn, you met him before and knew how special he was. You even warmly asked about his physical condition and did a lot for him at the last moment of his life. Thank you for your help. In fact, Aragok also had a deep impression of you. He couldn't forget you until the last moment. It's a pity that you were too busy to come and see him.
And Harry, Ron, Hermione, Elaine, I know you will like him too. You mentioned it so many times. Especially Elaine, you were always so interested and loving towards Aragok, little Glop, and the other lovely animals I raised.
If possible, I hope you can come to the funeral tonight. It means a lot to me.
I plan to hold the funeral at dusk, which is his favorite time of day. I know you are not allowed to come out that late, but you can use the Invisibility Cloak or something else. I didn't want to make this request, but I can't face it alone.
Hagrid!
"This is all!" Harry read the note and handed it to Elwyn. "What are you going to do?"
"Well …" Elwyn did not answer. He was thinking about the plan to use Aragok to please Slughorn.
"He's crazy!" Next to him, Ron immediately said fiercely, "Tell us to cry at the horrifying, hairy spider corpse!"
"Not only that." Hermione agreed and took the note from Elwyn. "He wants us to leave the castle at night, knowing that the security is a million times stricter. How much trouble will there be if we are caught! You are right, he might be crazy. "
"But we used to visit him at night," Harry said.
"Yes, but for this kind of thing?" Hermione said. "We took a lot of risks for Hagrid, but after all … Aragok is dead. We didn't even see him when he was alive, let alone have any feelings for him."
"I want to see him!" Elaine said. "The world's largest eight-eyed spider. That sounds awesome."
"Just the sound of it makes my hair stand on end." Ron corrected her. "Anyway, I don't plan to go. Although I haven't seen Aragok, I have seen other eight-eyed spiders. He should be a few times bigger than them. I think it would be better for Hagrid if he's dead."
Hermione did not continue to express her opinion, but it was obvious from her expression that she did not want to go. It was not worth it to be locked up for this.
Harry was a little hesitant. He looked down at the note that finally returned to his hand.
He stared at the ink stains on the parchment. Obviously, big drops of tears had fallen on the parchment.
"I'm going to see him. You know, Aragok is a rare magic ingredient," Elwyn said in the end. "Do you remember? The venom of eight-eyed spiders is very precious and has a high market price. As the world's largest eight-eyed spider, Aragok's venom is especially valuable. I plan to collect some while attending the funeral. I can give it to Slughorn as a gift. "
"A gift for Slughorn?!" Everyone looked at Elwyn in surprise.
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